• May 4 (Commemoration Day) and May 5 (Liberation Day) in Amsterdam

Sunday, May 01 2011 :

• Queens Day Amsterdam 2011: 800,000 visitors

Friday, April 29 2011 :

• Amsterdam prepares for Queensday 2011

Friday, April 22 2011 :

• Police evacuate Amsterdam Vondelpark after massive fight

Thursday, April 21 2011 :

• Less alcohol on Queens Day in Amsterdam

Tuesday, April 19 2011 :

• Holland's largest chemical waste dump becomes nature reserve in Amsterdam

Saturday, April 09 2011 :

• Seven people killed in shooting spree in Netherlands

Thursday, April 07 2011 :

• New museum in Amsterdam about Amsterdam's canals

Wednesday, April 06 2011 :

• Amsterdam public transport strikes on April 7

Friday, April 01 2011 :

• Amsterdam celebrates 10 year anniversary of world's first gay marriage

Tuesday, March 29 2011 :

• Record number of applications for Amsterdam Gay Pride canal parade

Saturday, March 26 2011 :

• Today start of Daylight Saving Time in Europe

Wednesday, March 23 2011 :

• Clubs in Amsterdam close one hour earlier because of Daylight Saving Time

Monday, March 21 2011 :

• Amsterdam has most expensive hotels in Europe

Saturday, March 19 2011 :

• Silent Walk procession this evening in Amsterdam

Thursday, March 03 2011 :

• New Michelin star restaurant in Amsterdam, near Vondelpark
• Provincial elections: Amsterdam remains progressive city

Friday, February 25 2011 :

• Re-opening of Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam again postponed

Sunday, February 20 2011 :

• Waag tower on Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt square shored up

Friday, February 18 2011 :

• 2theloo: public toilet shop in Amsterdam's busiest shopping street

Tuesday, February 15 2011 :

• Building company that renovates Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum goes bankrupt

Sunday, February 13 2011 :

• Amsterdam public transport partially on strike on February 14

Thursday, February 03 2011 :

• Two main Amsterdam museums (Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh) on Google Art Project

Tuesday, February 01 2011 :

• Egyptians to demonstrate on Amsterdam Dam Square

Wednesday, January 26 2011 :

• Amsterdam has 4 hotels in top 10 'Dirtiest Hotels 2011'

Wednesday, January 19 2011 :

• Amsterdam public transport probably on strike on February 14

Friday, January 07 2011 :

• Angry expat in Amsterdam publishes song on Albert Heijn supermarket

Wednesday, January 05 2011 :

• 84 Percent of Amsterdam coffeeshops to be closed down

Tuesday, December 28 2010 :

• Free parking in Amsterdam around New Year's

Wednesday, December 22 2010 :

• Christmas Canal Parade 2010 on December 23

Monday, December 20 2010 :

• Top pieces of world's largest private Islamic art collection in Amsterdam

Sunday, December 19 2010 :

• Still problems because of snowfall

Saturday, December 18 2010 :

• Three thousand travellers stranded on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Friday, December 17 2010 :

• Traffic chaos in the Netherlands because of snowfall

Thursday, December 16 2010 :

• Life imitates art: KLM miniature Amsterdam houses now for real
• One hour free internet on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Monday, December 13 2010 :

• Massive child sex abuse case in Amsterdam

Thursday, December 09 2010 :

• Friday December 10: opening of Winter Magic Festival Amsterdam

Thursday, December 02 2010 :

• Warhol's painting of Queen Beatrix to Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Wednesday, December 01 2010 :

• New cinema opened in Amsterdam - the City Theater

Monday, November 29 2010 :

• DeLaMar Theater opened near Amsterdam Leidseplein

Tuesday, November 23 2010 :

• New restaurant with Michelin star for 2011 in Amsterdam

Saturday, November 20 2010 :

• Amsterdam protests against admission pass for coffeeshops, that excludes tourists.

Thursday, November 11 2010 :

• Sinterklaas arrival in Amsterdam on Sunday November 14

Saturday, November 06 2010 :

• Amsterdam Museum Night sold out

Friday, November 05 2010 :

• Author Harry Mulisch gets funeral tour over river Amstel tomorrow

Thursday, November 04 2010 :

• Smoking ban in pubs in the Netherlands partially lifted

Sunday, October 31 2010 :

• Dutch author Harry Mulisch dies, aged 83

Saturday, October 30 2010 :

• Tonight start of 2010 wintertime, end of daylight saving time

Friday, October 29 2010 :

• 'On the Origin of Species' for sale on Amsterdam Antiquarian Book, Map & Print Fair

Thursday, October 28 2010 :

• Right wing demonstration moved to border of Amsterdam

Saturday, October 23 2010 :

• Upheaval about Sinterklaas horror movie - call for boycott

Wednesday, October 20 2010 :

• Amsterdam Dance Event has started again

Saturday, October 16 2010 :

• Amsterdam prepares for Amsterdam Marathon, Sunday October 17

Friday, October 08 2010 :

• Holland gets new government, supported by anti-Islam party

Friday, September 10 2010 :

• Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam celebrates birthday with free entrance and cake

Wednesday, September 01 2010 :

• Amsterdam's modern art museum (Stedelijk Museum) temporarily open
• Simply Amsterdam Apartments gets apartment agency license

Friday, August 27 2010 :

• Uitmarkt Amsterdam - start of the cultural season

Thursday, August 26 2010 :

• Amsterdam airport Schiphol gets airport library for passengers

Tuesday, August 24 2010 :

• Famous 'Anne Frank tree' has fallen

Monday, August 23 2010 :

• SAIL Amsterdam 2010 attracts 1.5 million visitors

Thursday, August 19 2010 :

• SAIL 2010 has arrived in the Amsterdam harbour

Friday, August 13 2010 :

• Start of Canal Festival in Amsterdam

Friday, August 06 2010 :

• Amsterdam preparing for Gay Pride Canal Parade, Saturday August 7

Tuesday, August 03 2010 :

• 'Pluk de Nacht' outdoor film festival starts on August 5 in Amsterdam

Monday, July 26 2010 :

• Temporary floating swimmingpool in Amsterdam harbour during Sail 2010

Sunday, July 25 2010 :

• Amsterdam gay clubs open during Gay Pride, despite rent conflict

Wednesday, July 14 2010 :

• Free Rembrandt breakfast in Rijksmuseum garden on July 15

Tuesday, July 13 2010 :

• Big home-coming celebration for Dutch soccer team in Amsterdam

Monday, July 12 2010 :

• Victory tour in Amsterdam for Dutch soccer team to happen after all

Sunday, July 11 2010 :

• Holland loses World Cup final - no party in Amsterdam
• Amsterdam: city is full

Saturday, July 10 2010 :

• Mega screen again at Amsterdam Museumplein for World Cup final

Thursday, July 08 2010 :

• If they win: here is the route of the Victory Parade through Amsterdam

Wednesday, July 07 2010 :

• Amsterdam houseboat owners dread victory parade of Dutch soccer team
• Famous Amsterdam gay night club boarded up due to drug trade
• Holland - Uruguay 3 - 2: Netherlands on to World Cup final

Monday, July 05 2010 :

• Amsterdam Museumplein ready for football match Netherlands-Uruguay

Friday, July 02 2010 :

• Dutch defeat Brazil with 2 to 1 - big party in Amsterdam

Thursday, July 01 2010 :

• Amsterdam allows mega screens for soccer match Holland-Brazil (weather warning)

Wednesday, June 30 2010 :

• First part of Amsterdam's new metro tunnel ready

Tuesday, June 22 2010 :

• CNN: marihuana entrepreneur moves from Amsterdam to.... the US

Monday, June 21 2010 :

• Amsterdam canal area on Unesco World Heritage list

Thursday, June 10 2010 :

• Dutch general elections: move to the right

Thursday, June 03 2010 :

• Amsterdam and region switches to public transport chipcard

Tuesday, June 01 2010 :

• Amsterdam city beach Blijburg open for 2010 summer season

Saturday, May 29 2010 :

• Amsterdam again 13 on the 2010 list of most livable cities

Wednesday, May 19 2010 :

• New Church (Nieuwe Kerk) in Amsterdam celebrates 600 years anniversary

Monday, May 17 2010 :

• Schiphol Amsterdam Airport opened again
• Dutch airports closed again because of ash cloud from Iceland

Saturday, May 15 2010 :

• Strike of waste collectors in Amsterdam is over

Tuesday, May 11 2010 :

• Waste collectors in Amsterdam extend strike with a week

Sunday, May 09 2010 :

• First day of Giro d'Italia in Amsterdam attracts 150,000 spectators

Friday, May 07 2010 :

• Giro d'Italia bicycle race in Amsterdam from May 8 to 10

Thursday, May 06 2010 :

• Waste collectors in Amsterdam on strike for a week

Wednesday, May 05 2010 :

• Four million see panic breaking out at National Commemoration ceremony in Amsterdam

Monday, May 03 2010 :

• Emergency decree in effect in Amsterdam on May 4 and 5

Friday, April 30 2010 :

• Train service from and to Amsterdam resumed

Wednesday, April 28 2010 :

• Queen Beatrix opens new hall in Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

Tuesday, April 27 2010 :

• Garbage collectors in Amsterdam on strike with Queens Day

Thursday, April 22 2010 :

• Windmill 'De Otter' to remain in Amsterdam

Wednesday, April 21 2010 :

• Schiphol Amsterdam Airport now also opened for night flights

Tuesday, April 20 2010 :

• Amsterdam public transport switches to OV-chipkaart
• Flights to and from Amsterdam partially resumed

Monday, April 19 2010 :

• First flights have left Amsterdam Airport, after shutdown due to Icelandic ash cloud
• Air traffic to and from Netherlands possibly resumed tomorrow

Friday, April 16 2010 :

• Airspace above the Netherlands remains closed

Thursday, April 15 2010 :

• No more flights to or from the Netherlands, due to Icelandic vulcano eruption
• Flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport delayed due to vulcano eruption

Wednesday, April 14 2010 :

• Amsterdam Canal Festival saved because of new sponsor

Thursday, April 08 2010 :

• Police shoots shoplifter in Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam

Friday, April 02 2010 :

• Henri Matisses 'Dance' arrived in Hermitage Amsterdam
• Garbage collectors on strike for a week in Amsterdam, starting Queen's Day

Monday, March 29 2010 :

• Metro tunnel drills finally reach Amsterdam soil

Saturday, March 27 2010 :

• This weekend start of Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) in the Netherlands

Monday, March 15 2010 :

• Princess Máxima opens Keukenhof flower exhibition

Friday, March 12 2010 :

• Amsterdam's 'Big Dig' starts: tunnel drill gets church blessings

Tuesday, March 09 2010 :

• DJ Tiesto live on Museum Square on Amsterdam Queens Day 2010

Saturday, March 06 2010 :

• Cleaners on strike at Amsterdam Central Station

Thursday, March 04 2010 :

• Local elections: Social Democrats lose, but remain biggest party in Amsterdam

Wednesday, March 03 2010 :

• Massage parlors in Amsterdam Centrum: Red Light District 2.0

Monday, March 01 2010 :

• Amsterdam Vondelpark re-opened after renovation of 10 years

Thursday, February 25 2010 :

• New painting discovered by Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday, February 23 2010 :

• Dutch Supreme Court rules in favour of smoking ban in pubs without staff

Monday, February 22 2010 :

• Dutch Railways trick tourists into buying first class tickets on Amsterdam airport

Sunday, February 21 2010 :

• Metro services Amsterdam back to normal after collision

Saturday, February 20 2010 :

• Dutch government falls over NATO mission in Afghanistan

Wednesday, February 17 2010 :

• All shops in Amsterdam allowed to open on Sunday

Friday, February 12 2010 :

• Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum partially reopened on May 12

Thursday, February 11 2010 :

• Bijenkorf store demands postponement of tunnel digging for North/South Line

Sunday, January 31 2010 :

• Queen Beatrix celebrates 72nd birthday

Wednesday, January 13 2010 :

• Miep Gies, the last living helper of Anne Frank died

Sunday, January 10 2010 :

• Extra discount for train passengers in Holland due to weather conditions

Thursday, January 07 2010 :

• Shortage of road salt in Amsterdam
• Weather problems in Amsterdam practically over

Wednesday, January 06 2010 :

• Traffic around Amsterdam comes to stand-still

Monday, January 04 2010 :

• No boats allowed in Amsterdam canals

Thursday, December 31 2009 :

• Amsterdam celebrates New Years Eve on Museumplein

Wednesday, December 30 2009 :

• 'See through' body scanners introduced on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Monday, December 28 2009 :

• Free parking in Amsterdam around New Year's Eve

Sunday, December 27 2009 :

• Dutch government thanks passenger who subdued Nigerian bomber

Saturday, December 26 2009 :

• Attempt to terrorist attack on KLM/Delta flight Amsterdam to Detroit

Thursday, December 24 2009 :

• Black ice warning in the Netherlands for Christmas Eve and night
• Train service in Holland back to normal

Tuesday, December 22 2009 :

• Air traffic and train service still affected by winter weather

Monday, December 21 2009 :

• Negative travel advice issued by Dutch Railways, third day in a row
• Weather problems in the Netherlands continue

Sunday, December 20 2009 :

• Traffic and public transport problems in Holland because of winter weather

Saturday, December 12 2009 :

• Christmas trees lit on Amsterdam squares

Wednesday, December 09 2009 :

• First hydrogen powered canal cruise boat in Amsterdam

Monday, December 07 2009 :

• Birthday of crown princess Catharina-Amalia

Friday, December 04 2009 :

• Xmas Canal Parade in Amsterdam - a new event
• Amsterdam Paris high speed train connection starting December 13

Thursday, December 03 2009 :

• No more Canal Festival in Amsterdam

Tuesday, November 24 2009 :

• Two new Michelin star restaurants in Amsterdam in 2010

Saturday, November 21 2009 :

• Record number of art and antiques dealers on Pan Amsterdam

Tuesday, November 17 2009 :

• Amsterdam low on list of hotel reviews European cities

Saturday, November 14 2009 :

• Largest Sinterklaas parade in Amsterdam, on Sunday November 15

Wednesday, November 04 2009 :

• Amsterdam sex theatre Casa Rosso not closed after all

Saturday, October 24 2009 :

• End of summertime (daylight saving time) this weekend

Saturday, October 17 2009 :

• Amsterdam Marathon has more foreign participants than ever

Friday, October 09 2009 :

• Amsterdam revokes license of Hollands largest apartment agency

Thursday, October 08 2009 :

• University of Amsterdam in top 50 of best universities of the world 2009

Tuesday, October 06 2009 :

• Court prohibits public transport strike in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague

Monday, October 05 2009 :

• Possible public transport strike in Amsterdam on Wednesday October 7

Sunday, October 04 2009 :

• Asteroid named after Miep Gies (who saved Anne Frank's diary)

Thursday, October 01 2009 :

• '3 Crazy Days' in Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam

Monday, September 14 2009 :

• Amsterdam car-free on Sunday September 20

Friday, September 11 2009 :

• This weekend: Open Monuments Day in Amsterdam

Wednesday, September 09 2009 :

• Job swapping between Amsterdam and New York

Tuesday, September 08 2009 :

• Problem with drinking water in East part of Amsterdam

Sunday, September 06 2009 :

• Special tram line 11 for IBC conference in Amsterdam

Tuesday, September 01 2009 :

• Amsterdam makes E 130 million from paid car parking

Friday, August 28 2009 :

• This weekend: Uitmarkt, the start of the cultural season in Amsterdam

Thursday, August 27 2009 :

• Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: gift USA to Dutch prime minister is not moon stone

Wednesday, August 26 2009 :

• Metro Amsterdam accepts only OV chip card

Friday, August 14 2009 :

• This weekend: Hartjesdagen (Little Hearts' Days) at Zeedijk and Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam

Thursday, August 13 2009 :

• Street sports event 'Streetmasters' on Museumplein, Amsterdam
• Unrest in Amsterdam at English-Dutch soccer match

Wednesday, August 05 2009 :

• Drinking on side walk cafes, while standing, allowed again in Amsterdam

Sunday, August 02 2009 :

• Record number of 560,000 spectators Amsterdam Gay Pride Tour 2009

Tuesday, July 28 2009 :

• Amsterdam canal pride parade: Christian Democrats and soldiers in uniform take part

Monday, July 27 2009 :

• Amsterdam Gay Pride week has started

Monday, July 20 2009 :

• 100,000 Visitors in first month for Hermitage Amsterdam

Thursday, July 16 2009 :

• Official Amsterdam City gay pride boat starts in Amsterdam West

Friday, July 10 2009 :

• Protest against strict Amsterdam regulations on Noordermarkt square

Monday, July 06 2009 :

• Amsterdam taxi driver kills passenger on Leidseplein

Thursday, July 02 2009 :

• Taxi stand at Amsterdam Central Station for electrical taxis and tuk-tuks

Tuesday, June 30 2009 :

• Free entrance to Michael Jackson tribute in Paradiso, Amsterdam

Sunday, June 21 2009 :

• Paper tickets no longer for sale in tram and buses in Amsterdam

Wednesday, June 17 2009 :

• Queen Beatrix and Russian President Medvedev open Amsterdam Hermitage

Saturday, June 13 2009 :

• Royal Palace in Amsterdam re-opened by Queen Beatrix, amid controversies

Friday, June 12 2009 :

• Original Anne Frank diaries back to Anne Frank House in Amsterdam center

Tuesday, June 09 2009 :

• No more foie gras in some luxury hotels in Amsterdam

Monday, June 08 2009 :

• Open Air Theater in Amsterdam Vondelpark started for Summer 2009

Friday, June 05 2009 :

• Sirens accompany handicapped children to Artis Zoo in Amsterdam
• Queen Beatrix opens Holland Festival in Amsterdam

Tuesday, June 02 2009 :

• New rules enforced on taxi stand at Amsterdam Central Station

Sunday, May 31 2009 :

• Giro d'Italia 2010 starts in Amsterdam

Friday, May 29 2009 :

• German cycling tourist in Amsterdam dies in traffic accident

Wednesday, May 27 2009 :

• New accessibility guide for Amsterdam buildings and attractions

Tuesday, May 26 2009 :

• Traffic and train problems in the Netherlands, due to bad weather

Friday, May 22 2009 :

• Keukenhof flower show closed, with record number of vistors

Thursday, May 14 2009 :

• New measures announced to solve problems with taxis at Amsterdam Central Station

Monday, May 11 2009 :

• Queen Beatrix to re-open Royal Palace on Amsterdam Dam Square

Sunday, May 03 2009 :

• Queen Beatrix to visit Amsterdam on May 4 and 5, despite attack in Apeldoorn

Saturday, May 02 2009 :

• Five gay Dutch-American couples to be married on Amsterdam Gay Pride canal parade

Friday, May 01 2009 :

• Mexican flu now also in the Netherlands

Thursday, April 30 2009 :

• Queensday tour ends in drama after car rams audience, nearly hits bus with Royal Family

Monday, April 20 2009 :

• French president Sarkozy 'not pleased' by Amsterdam Queens Day campaign

Thursday, April 16 2009 :

• Problems with taxis in Amsterdam have returned

Monday, April 06 2009 :

• Smoking ban in pubs in the Netherlands under fire

Wednesday, April 01 2009 :

• 400 Years relationships between New York and Amsterdam

Saturday, March 28 2009 :

• Daylight Saving Time (Summer time) starts tonight in Holland

Monday, March 23 2009 :

• Google Streetview now also in Amsterdam

Friday, March 20 2009 :

• Dutch nation-wide public transport trip planner now also available in English

Thursday, March 19 2009 :

• Opening of Keukenhof flower exhibition starts yearly flower season in Holland

Wednesday, March 18 2009 :

• Cash payment in parking meters no longer possible in center of Amsterdam

Tuesday, March 17 2009 :

• Open Air Theater in Amsterdam Vondelpark saved for another few years

Monday, March 16 2009 :

• Terrorist threat might be fake - Moroccan community frustrated

Thursday, March 12 2009 :

• Terrorist threat averted in Amsterdam - link with 2004 Madrid train bombing

Monday, March 09 2009 :

• U2 gives '360 degrees Tour' concert in Amsterdam Arena Stadium

Friday, March 06 2009 :

• Exhibition of nude pictures of Madonna in Amsterdam
• New club in Amsterdam, for a period of 2 years - TrouwAmsterdam

Wednesday, March 04 2009 :

• Sixties icon Robert Jasper Grootveld gets full Amsterdam style funeral tour
• Steely Dan concert in Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall

Wednesday, February 25 2009 :

• TURKISH PLANE CRASHES ON AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT

Thursday, February 19 2009 :

• New metro line in Amsterdam again postponed and more expensive - Alderman steps down

Wednesday, February 18 2009 :

• Amsterdam Arena Area shops open 7 days a week

Thursday, February 12 2009 :

• Exhibition 'Van Gogh and the colors of the night' now in Amsterdam

Sunday, February 08 2009 :

• Royal Palace in Amsterdam sensitive object on Microsoft Virtual Earth

Thursday, January 29 2009 :

• OV-chipcard only ticket on Rotterdam metro - Amsterdam follows later

Thursday, January 22 2009 :

• Rules for short apartment rentals Amsterdam softened again
• Simply Red concert Amsterdam Westerpark in July

Monday, January 19 2009 :

• Electric taxis in Amsterdam

Tuesday, January 13 2009 :

• Rated X - Amsterdam Alternative Erotica Film Festival is back

Saturday, January 10 2009 :

• Hundreds of thousands skating on natural ice in Holland

Wednesday, December 31 2008 :

• Amsterdam Keizersgracht canal closed for ice-skating

Tuesday, December 30 2008 :

• No more wheel-clamps in Amsterdam

Friday, December 26 2008 :

• Club 11 to re-open on new location in Amsterdam, March 2009

Monday, December 22 2008 :

• Large New Year's Eve parties on three Amsterdam squares

Wednesday, December 17 2008 :

• Religious protest against gay nativity scene in Amsterdam gay bar

Tuesday, December 09 2008 :

• Plan: big clean-up in Amsterdam Red Light District

Wednesday, December 03 2008 :

• Car parking rates Amsterdam go up in 2009

Tuesday, December 02 2008 :

• Amsterdam will not enforce prohibiton of 'magic mushrooms' - sales continue

Monday, December 01 2008 :

• Prohibition on sale of 'magic mushrooms' in the Netherlands

Thursday, November 27 2008 :

• New brochure 'How to use taxis in Amsterdam'

Tuesday, November 25 2008 :

• Statue of Spinoza unveiled in Amsterdam centre
• No changes for 2009 in Amsterdam restaurants with Michelin star

Monday, November 24 2008 :

• Fast wireless nternet on all Thalys (high speed) trains

Friday, November 21 2008 :

• Amsterdam to close 43 coffeeshops

Thursday, November 20 2008 :

• Smokers resistance against prohibition spreads to Amsterdam
• Amsterdam Concertgebouworkest best orchestra in the world

Wednesday, November 19 2008 :

• Smoking ban Netherlands turns into smoking war

Tuesday, November 18 2008 :

• Simply Red concert in Amsterdam

Thursday, November 13 2008 :

• Sinterklaas arrives in Amsterdam on Sunday November 16

Wednesday, November 12 2008 :

• Amsterdam India Festival opened today

Tuesday, November 11 2008 :

• Psychedelic ('magic') mushrooms banned starting December 1

Sunday, November 09 2008 :

• Noah's Ark can be visited in Amsterdam

Wednesday, November 05 2008 :

• Free access to Amsterdam Dungeon for IceSave victims
• Historic American elections celebrated in Amsterdam

Monday, November 03 2008 :

• Heineken Experience Amsterdam reopened

Sunday, November 02 2008 :

• Amsterdam introduces public transport smart card (OV-chipkaart), despite controversy

Wednesday, October 29 2008 :

• Red Light District in Alkmaar also under siege

Tuesday, October 28 2008 :

• Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam this weekend

Saturday, October 25 2008 :

• Tonight end of summertime (daylight saving time)

Wednesday, October 22 2008 :

• Dollar rises to 2-year record level against Euro

Saturday, October 18 2008 :

• Amsterdam Marathon loses main sponsor ING Bank

Tuesday, October 14 2008 :

• IBC conference to remain in Amsterdam for next 4 years

Monday, October 06 2008 :

• Anne Frank House alsmost torn down in 1954

Wednesday, October 01 2008 :

• Construction of biggest hotel in the Netherlands started, at Amsterdam Central Station
• New hotel concept Yotel opened on Amsterdam Schiphol airport

Tuesday, September 30 2008 :

• Amsterdams Modern Art Museum (Stedelijk Museum) closed until end 2009

Thursday, September 18 2008 :

• Amsterdam car-free on Sunday September 21
• Netherlands up 2 places to number 10 in IT industry competitiveness index 2008

Tuesday, September 16 2008 :

• Dutch quality newspaper NRC Handelsblad starts website in English

Friday, September 12 2008 :

• New Amsterdam music Conservatory opened by Queen Beatrix

Thursday, September 04 2008 :

• Wheel clamp abolished in Amsterdam

Friday, August 29 2008 :

• Uitmarkt weekend starts today in Amsterdam Eastern Harbour District

Wednesday, August 27 2008 :

• Diamond skull Hirst in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Sunday, August 17 2008 :

• Amsterdam metro tunnel CS - Amstel Station closed for one more week

Saturday, August 16 2008 :

• Canal Festival (Grachtenfestival) started in Amsterdam

Thursday, August 14 2008 :

• Europe's largest department store restaurant opens in Bijenkorf Amsterdam

Friday, August 08 2008 :

• I Amsterdam Card reported to be a success

Wednesday, August 06 2008 :

• Google takes pictures in Amsterdam and Rotterdam for Streetview

Friday, August 01 2008 :

• Apartment boarded up in Amsterdam IJburg because of drug find

Monday, July 28 2008 :

• Second gay tourist information office opened in Amsterdam: GAYtic

Thursday, July 24 2008 :

• Mayor of Amsterdam will take part in 2008 Amsterdam Gay Pride Canal parade

Tuesday, July 22 2008 :

• Amsterdam All in 1 Travel ticket for tram, bus, metro and train

Wednesday, July 16 2008 :

• Japanese navy ships visit Amsterdam - Open day on Saturday July 19

Monday, July 14 2008 :

• Smoking ban in Holland works well - only few warnings given

Friday, July 11 2008 :

• Navy Days started in Den Helder (July 11, 12 and 13)

Wednesday, July 09 2008 :

• Open day of Greenpeace action ship 'De Sirius' in Amsterdam North

Tuesday, July 08 2008 :

• Tourist drowns near Amsterdam Central Station

Saturday, July 05 2008 :

• Man dies after being hit by wing of Sloten windmill in Amsterdam-West

Tuesday, July 01 2008 :

• Smoking ban in the Netherlands effective starting today

Monday, June 30 2008 :

• Major road and metro maintenance work in Amsterdam this summer

Saturday, June 28 2008 :

• Smoking ban also applies to party tents, and: smoking joints impossible for tourists in Amsterdam

Thursday, June 26 2008 :

• Large fire in Amsterdam North

Wednesday, June 25 2008 :

• Soccer match Turkey-Germany on large screen on Surinameplein

Sunday, June 22 2008 :

• Holland out of European Soccer Championship - Dutch team arrives on Amsterdam airport

Thursday, June 19 2008 :

• Special Expat Center opened for Amsterdam and Amstelveen

Monday, June 16 2008 :

• Traffic stuck around Mercatorplein after Amsterdam Turks celebrate soccer victory

Sunday, June 15 2008 :

• 11 Million watch second Dutch European Championship soccer victory, against France

Tuesday, June 10 2008 :

• 3-0 victory Holland-Italy colours Holland orange
• Amsterdam moves top 10 of the world's business centres

Friday, June 06 2008 :

• Light shows by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in Amsterdam

Wednesday, June 04 2008 :

• Hollandse nieuwe haring (Soused herring) has arrived again

Tuesday, June 03 2008 :

• 'Beer bike' banned from centre of Amsterdam
• WO II bomb found near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - one runway closed

Sunday, June 01 2008 :

• Vondelpark Open Air Theatre started

Friday, May 30 2008 :

• Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen first non-American to receive Martin Luther King Award

Thursday, May 29 2008 :

• Amsterdam Arena Stadium completely smoke-free starting July 1

Tuesday, May 27 2008 :

• Extra security for Amsterdam Mayor's residence, after squatters violence

Monday, May 19 2008 :

• First transatlantic 'fast lane' program between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and 3 US airports

Sunday, May 18 2008 :

• Taxi rank at Amsterdam Central Station again a mess

Friday, May 16 2008 :

• 'Kiss-in' at Amsterdam Homo Monument tomorrow

Wednesday, May 14 2008 :

• Large open air book market in Amsterdam Centre on May 18

Tuesday, May 13 2008 :

• Amsterdam wants to close down 2 gambling halls in Red Light District

Friday, May 09 2008 :

• Amsterdam Fatih Mosque first mosque in the Netherlands to have art exhibition

Wednesday, May 07 2008 :

• Strike on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Friday May 9

Monday, May 05 2008 :

• Fundraising party for Anne Frank tree on May 21

Tuesday, April 22 2008 :

• Amstedam forgets bicentennial of being the Dutch capital

Thursday, April 10 2008 :

• Boat tour with IJ ferry (Amsterdam Eastern Docklands) also in 2008

Wednesday, April 09 2008 :

• Metro line near Amsterdam Central Station repaired

Tuesday, April 08 2008 :

• Metro train derailed near Amsterdam Central Station

Sunday, March 23 2008 :

• White Easter in Amsterdam - coldest Easter in 40 years

Monday, March 03 2008 :

• From now on only quality taxi at Amsterdam Central Station

Tuesday, February 12 2008 :

• New international jazz festival in Amsterdam, IJazz

Tuesday, February 05 2008 :

• Record 7 million Dutch people watch tv show about Natalee Holloway

Friday, February 01 2008 :

• Excitement about journalist's claim of having resolved Natalee Holloway case

Tuesday, January 29 2008 :

• New taxi rates (starting February 1) not in all taxis

Friday, January 18 2008 :

• Fashion designers display creations in former Amsterdam prostitution establishments
• More sex clubs closed in Amsterdam: Casa Rosso, Banana bar and others

Wednesday, January 16 2008 :

• Fire in hotel in Amsterdam centre, 1 person dies, 1 severely wounded
• License to cut down Anne Frank tree confirmed, tree owner now has to decide
• New public transport chip card postponed after successful hack

Tuesday, January 15 2008 :

• Closed Amsterdam brothel 'Yab Yum' continued as escort agency

Monday, January 14 2008 :

• Prohibition of firework in Amsterdam centre, after fire in monumental canal house

Thursday, January 10 2008 :

• Amsterda real estate prices rise explosively, especially apartments

Wednesday, January 09 2008 :

• Name 'Opstapper' bus changed into 'Stop/Go'

Tuesday, January 08 2008 :

• Exhibition 'Brilliant Bijoux' in National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden

Monday, January 07 2008 :

• Petition started for more public lavatories for ladies

Sunday, January 06 2008 :

• Amsterdam sex club Yam Yum definitely closed

Thursday, January 03 2008 :

• Smoking forbidden near entrance doors of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
• Anne Frank house received record 1 million visitors in 2007

Thursday, December 20 2007 :

• Museum about funerary culture in Amsterdam: 'Tot Zover'

Monday, December 17 2007 :

• 'Coalition project 1012': Amsterdam wants to reconquer city centre from Red Light District

Friday, December 14 2007 :

• New Year's Eve party on Amsterdam Dam Square

Thursday, December 13 2007 :

• New directive: Amsterdam police officers can no longer smoke marihuana

Friday, December 07 2007 :

• Amsterdam Dappermarkt (street market) in Top 10 Shopping streets by National Geographic
• Amsterdam police wipes clean Amsterdam centre - over a 100 criminals arrested

Wednesday, December 05 2007 :

• New type of restaurant in Amsterdam: dining in the dark - focus on taste
• Sex without condoms increasing in Amsterdam Red Light District

Monday, December 03 2007 :

• Amsterdam to legalize short-stay apartment and houseboat rentals

Thursday, November 29 2007 :

• Demonstration by high school students on Amsterdam Museumplein on Friday - possible riots

Tuesday, November 27 2007 :

• Michelin stars 2008: Amsterdam loses 1 restaurant again - Ciel Blue gets 2 stars

Tuesday, November 20 2007 :

• Judge rules: Anne Frank tree not to be felled tomorrow

Saturday, November 17 2007 :

• Amsterdam brought to court about Anne Frank tree - international press agencies flock to Amsterdam

Friday, November 16 2007 :

• Exclusive Amsterdam brothel Yab Yum to be closed down

Wednesday, November 14 2007 :

• Anne Frank tree to be cut down on November 21

Monday, November 12 2007 :

• Polish medieval masterpieces at Catharijneconvent Utrecht

Saturday, November 10 2007 :

• Computer failure causes delays at Amsterdam Schiphol airport
• Only 'quality taxi' at Amsterdam Central Station

Friday, November 09 2007 :

• Amsterdam Schiphol airport will become completely smoke-free in 2008

Wednesday, November 07 2007 :

• Sinterklaas arrives in Amsterdam November 18

Monday, November 05 2007 :

• Ice skating on Amsterdam Leidseplein square until January 7

Friday, November 02 2007 :

• Get married for 1 night in the Film Museum

Tuesday, October 30 2007 :

• Strict enforcement of laws for lights on bicycles - Amsterdam police has own interpretation

Saturday, October 27 2007 :

• End of summertime (daylight saving time)

Friday, October 26 2007 :

• Record size croquet ('kroket') on Thorbeckeplein, free tasting

Thursday, October 25 2007 :

• Armin van Buuren voted best DJ of the world in DJ Magazine top 100 2007

Tuesday, October 23 2007 :

• Listening to music while cycling not made illegal
• Second suicide at Amsterdam Bijenkorf department store this year

Thursday, October 18 2007 :

• Exhibtion of old maps and views on Amsterdam in the City Archives

Monday, October 15 2007 :

• Action group set up to 'save the magic mushroom'

Friday, October 12 2007 :

• Dutch government decides to prohibit sales of 'magic mushrooms'
• Andy Warhol exhibition in Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum

Wednesday, October 10 2007 :

• Free canal tour boats to Amsterdam street markets
• Amsterdam back in top 5 of European Cities Monitor 2007

Tuesday, October 09 2007 :

• Tourist naked through the streets in Amsterdam West after using 'magic mushrooms'

Monday, October 08 2007 :

• Lou Reed opens photo exhibition in Amsterdam

Thursday, October 04 2007 :

• Soccer match Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb causes unrest in Amsterdam
• Cutting down of Anne Frank's chestnut tree postponed

Monday, October 01 2007 :

• Ayaan Hirsi Ali returns from US to the Netherlands

Thursday, September 27 2007 :

• Amsterdam has the best tap water in the Netherlands

Wednesday, September 26 2007 :

• Pavarotti commemoration in Amsterdam, October 6 in Old Church

Saturday, September 22 2007 :

• Car-free Sunday in Amsterdam this weekend

Friday, September 21 2007 :

• Less trains around Schiphol Amsterdam airport this weekend

Wednesday, September 12 2007 :

• Amsterdam hotel room prices up 15% compared to 2005

Sunday, September 09 2007 :

• P+R parking: 5 free public transport tickets until end of the year

Wednesday, September 05 2007 :

• Large part of Red Light District Amsterdam almost sold

Friday, August 31 2007 :

• Last Aalsmeer Flower Parade will be in Amsterdam tomorrow

Monday, August 27 2007 :

• New Amsterdam public library and Artis Zoo raided

Friday, August 24 2007 :

• Start of Uitmarkt - Friday to Sunday in Eastern Harbour district

Wednesday, August 22 2007 :

• Amsterdam again city with the most nationalities (177) in the world

Saturday, August 18 2007 :

• Show master/entertainer Jos Brink dies at 65

Sunday, August 12 2007 :

• Canal Festival (Grachtenfestival) opened

Friday, August 10 2007 :

• Amsterdam City Archives open again in building 'De Bazel'

Monday, August 06 2007 :

• New cinema Studio K opened in Amsterdam East - admission August EUR 3.-
• Amsterdam Gay Canal Parade big success, but anti-gay violence reported too

Friday, August 03 2007 :

• Very busy (and festive) weekend ahead in Amsterdam

Wednesday, August 01 2007 :

• Tuk-tuks in Amsterdam starting August 3

Sunday, July 29 2007 :

• Two Brits arrested for shooting arrows to pedestrians in Amsterdam centre

Thursday, July 26 2007 :

• Carnival street parade in Rotterdam (Sat 28 July) 2.6 km long

Wednesday, July 25 2007 :

• Most expensive book in print exhibited in Teylers Museum Haarlem

Thursday, July 19 2007 :

• Costa del Soul festival on Blijburg beach, Saturday July 21
• Biggest funfair in Benelux (Tilburgse Kermis) from July 20 to 29

Wednesday, July 18 2007 :

• Rainbow flag allowed again in centre of Amsterdam

Tuesday, July 17 2007 :

• New youth hostel in Amsterdam
• French tourist who killed dog not under influence of 'magic mushrooms'

Sunday, July 15 2007 :

• French tourist in Amsterdam slaughters his own dog after using drugs

Friday, July 13 2007 :

• Tourist jumps out of hotel window in Amsterdam after eating magic mushrooms

Tuesday, July 10 2007 :

• Free podcasts by the Amsterdam public transport company GVB

Friday, July 06 2007 :

• Big clean-up of illegal apartment agencies in Amsterdam

Thursday, July 05 2007 :

• Spongebob parody about China by Amsterdam comedians causes debate on YouTube

Wednesday, July 04 2007 :

• Big Live Earth Alert concert in Amsterdam Westerpark

Tuesday, July 03 2007 :

• Church carillon concerts in Amsterdam centre in one afternoon

Monday, July 02 2007 :

• NFL pulls plug out of NFL Europa - end of Amsterdam Admirals
• Again gay men assaulted in Amsterdam

Thursday, June 28 2007 :

• Amsterdam gay pride parties cancelled because of fear for English soccer hooligans

Tuesday, June 26 2007 :

• Majoor Bosshardt died - Funeral 'Tour of Honour' through Amsterdam on Saturday

Sunday, June 24 2007 :

• British tourist runs amok in Amsterdam after using 'magic mushrooms'

Saturday, June 23 2007 :

• Outside exhibition of Spencer Tunick nude photographs in Amsterdam

Tuesday, June 19 2007 :

• Amrâth hotel (5 stars) opened in Amsterdam Scheepvaarthuis

Monday, June 18 2007 :

• Amsterdam up 16 places on list of most expensive cities

Sunday, June 17 2007 :

• 111 West Africans arrested in Amsterdam South-East

Friday, June 15 2007 :

• New York Metropolitan Opera live on screen in Amsterdam Tuschinski cinema

Thursday, June 14 2007 :

• Exhibition Amsterdam photographs 1930 versus 2007

Wednesday, June 13 2007 :

• New in Amsterdam: the Museum of Bags and Purses (Tassenmuseum Hendrikje)

Monday, June 11 2007 :

• Open Garden Days of Amsterdam Canal museums 15-17 June

Sunday, June 10 2007 :

• Man dies after jumping off Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam

Saturday, June 09 2007 :

• Smoking ban in the Netherlands from July 2008, but not in coffeeshops
• Blue Man show Amsterdam now in English

Thursday, June 07 2007 :

• Amsterdam gets new Central Public Library on July 7

Thursday, May 31 2007 :

• Train tickets for 2 Euro on route Amsterdam - Utrecht - Den Bosch

Wednesday, May 30 2007 :

• Amsterdam Zoo open on Saturday evenings in the summer

Tuesday, May 29 2007 :

• Open day new metro line Amsterdam on June 2

Thursday, May 24 2007 :

• Number of coffeeshops in Amsterdam down with 30 percent
• Plan for dramatic increase of parking rates in Amsterdam leaked out

Wednesday, May 23 2007 :

• Netporn Festival in Paradiso theatre Amsterdam
• Amsterdam canal tour most popular attraction in the Netherlands

Friday, May 18 2007 :

• Open air exhibition 'Spirit of the Wild' opened in Amsterdam
• Brouwersgracht voted most beautiful street in Amsterdam

Wednesday, May 16 2007 :

• Amsterdam in 3-D on Google Earth

Tuesday, May 15 2007 :

• Celebration Buddha's birthday on Nieuwmarkt Square

Thursday, May 10 2007 :

• Art Amsterdam 2007 opened in RAI Congress Centre

Friday, May 04 2007 :

• Main events 4/5 May (Commemoration and Liberation day) in Amsterdam